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WZ >Jfl » c J V. BEAVER STATE H ERALO -*^^«>,, >?5W>>'ltRYrR''MK^ • X •y G resham __ _ CWy- ORE. 9 Ly » GRESHAM, MULTNOMAH CO., OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1909. Subscription, $1.50 a Year. Vol. 5. No. 2 « [ASI MULTNOMAH IS Itu PHONE COMPANY EIERCE SNOW STORM E. COALMAN TO HEAD SNOWY WEATHER AE- METZGER FAMILIES IN Will RtmStNItD HOLDS GOOD MEETING SWEEPS OVER VALLEY EAIR ASSOCIATION EECTS ALL ALIKE ANNUAL REUNION HERE Good List of Young Folks At John Sleret Elected Director— Fair Oreg°n State Not Prepar Gill for Vice President, Damall Many Unusual and Sometimes Oregon Society of Descendants tending Various Colleges Corbett Line Soon Ready ed for Zero Weather Now lor Secretary and Shattuck Amusing Sights Seen in of Baron Metzger Now Has of the State. for Connection. Experienced Here. for Treasurer. City and Country. Fifty-seven Members. Gresham's intrr««t in th« educational inslilultoiis of th« slat« is above ths av* •rag« tor similar tuwus or country dis tricts. Within Urseharu ami m-ighbor- log town« and Irmu th» country liar«. •Iioula we And a largo number ot young pvoplo who w«rs hums for ths Christ- in«« holidays. Th" University of Oregon claim» llsrley Turner, John tv lianlin ani John Shattuck. Th« Agricultural College ha« th« names of Joliu Hlr«l>in, Allwrt H«nal«y, F«lde Mi Coll, George Fa rrlt, Harlow Duugl«», Emory Kuben», Qydric Sloae, 8. II. Ilall, Fred Taylor, E. J. Kelley •«•<! L. P. ixiwe The luc ahty haa a grnrrata hat ot young who allrnd variuua Purt.and.iuetHuiiun« Mn>a Harriet Hubbard <*t Troutdale gova to Uallaa. Miaa Mau l Utevelaud ro pe« am la our town at Berkley, California. L. II. M rUger la al Curnell, The tpring term ol aoveial erboola will claim other«, ul whom we may tumuoii C. H. Erlckaun, Carl Amlerwm and Al bert Eketroin who will atleud Coeur d'Alene C'oHegr in Idaho. All thia «|*e<ska well for Eaatern Mult« no ma h. Nu uuv thing m aa much to Hie crédit u( a community a» a large inter* e«l in advanced education. Monday was a busy day in Greaharu. Schools closed, streetcars stranded, It aidra th« annual Hireling ot lliedirec- | rivers froseu over, mad service crippled, tors of ths tirange Fair, 'he Telephone business parsliaed,— is the unusual rec- Company had a Urge matting of its ' or*I fur this locality during pest four •tackholdarg. The |>rinci|ial Ini.ine«« ^days. Old timers say it is one of the IraiiMcted wa« the «lection of on« urw severest cold snaps ever experienced in director, the choice (or which fell upon this part of tlie state John Hleret. Then there were report« A strong, lilting easterly began on •nd dlacusslons relative to proposed Im Huuday. Tuesday snow began falling, prove in enl«at'Xt«ri ■ which was soon driven by the wind, One ot the nt iat important piece« of growing more mid more severe, into telephone new« la that the Corbett every crack and crevice, through win* Aawcialion ha« it« line« about ready Io duws, under doors, and forming drifts connect with th« Farmer'« Mutual in the lee nl fences and buildings Thia Thia will put Greabam in touch with has continued, except fur one or two the country from l.stonrelle to Mandy brief intervals, until Friday nuon, and and I *» ma erue, a large circle with Grab- judications are that the cold snap will am to one »ide of the centre, and that continue another day or two. will connect up nearly 4. al rural plionee. During all this time the mercury haa steamiy dropped until it reached the 5-degrve mark in Gresham last night, GRANGE NIWS IN BRIH and reports from surrounding points in Evening Star Grange mH Saturday dicate corresponding low temperature* January 2 In I heir new hall with a large everywhere. In fact, the cold wave is attendance The hall is about finiebed general throughout Oregon. Zero and and all are well plea«««I with the new below in eastern Oregon, snow aa far home. The morning hour wan taken up south as Ashland, the Columbia Iroxeit with bovine«« and the readingo( report« at flood Kivsr, large cakes of floating of the various officer«. The inlermi«- ice in the Willamette al Portland, stop aior hour waa very plraaantly «pent in ping tlie ferries,—these are some of tlie taking rare of a fine dinner, viaiting and i features of the freeae up inspecting I hr new hall. Altar the in Not only the snow ami wind but the alali <th*n of officers, which waa dona by unusual cold baa caused untold suffer Th« tun« for cl'Wlug Tli« Herald's Hro. Young of Lent« lirang« and M im ing. Few houses or barns in this sec •pvt lal Holiday offer lias been extended l>ora Mjrri a« assistant, the lecturer tion are built to withstand such cold. Mauy puui|ie and water pipe« have froa- OOr week. owing Io tli« cxtreuivly bad had charge ot Ilia following program we«tli«r and bed mailing fitcilllies. Hut Inatruiurnlal ma«ic, by Mia« Garklln; en causing great inconvenience, but no January 17 will 1« th« la»t day. Got «May, "Greatest nerds of the eouutry serious da mags has resulted. The greatest inconvenience and lose your order in al one«. Th« Herald ap achool«,** hv Mm Elisabeth llavhurat; preciate« th« many grateful acknowl* «•aay. "Hiirruunding» ot home,’* Mr«. ia fell hy business men and streetcar •lg«m»nla made ill ai-twpling Hu« offer Ella Johnaon ; aoln, Misa lad« Johnaon; coni|«niea. Business is practically sus and levla a«sured that it waa duly apprv recitation, Carl Emery. Remarks were pended. Streetcars in the city ami on rial rd a« a large numlier ha»« availed made hy various memliora who were the Gresham electric have been running called upon by th« Inturer on the topic now aud then and some times uot at tb«m«elvea of th« chance. omceriiiiig the management ot the all. Considering conditions, however, grange. Several sigierà gava their ex- the 0. W. P. Las dune commendably Our subscribers can be no jwriencea concerning house planta and well worse disappointed than we art* flowers and lace curtain«. The brothers In Greeliani the school closed Wed- this week by not getting the com talked on the topic, "What haa proved neoilay forenoon. It is hoped the con to I» my best-money crop thia year." ditions will permit opening school Mon plete paper. Storms delayed our All of which were very interesting. day shipment of paper so the general The mail service has lieen greatly and state news has been left out. hindered, especially on the rural routes. We hope this will not occur a- Read the “Want Ads.” You Home of the carriers were driven back Wants Supplied on page 8. gain soon. on Tuesday bv the strong wind. Only one carrier, E. K. Chipman, made his route on Wednesday and nona yester day or today. Everyone seems disposed to make the ' beet of the situation. An old settler expressed the general feeling when he That's just what we have done-Sold nearly all of our old said that this was the worst storm in stock and re-placed it with new. twenty years and he guessed we could stand it if it dhin't come oftener than Here ia where you get bargain« in parlor «uile«, lounge« and all that. kind« of furniture and stoves. We carry a large «took of triple dip Onyx kitchenware, lace curtain«, lace curtain stretchers, mat ting, linoleum«, »love hack«, wash Imiler«. Acme washing ma- Kelso Redeves a New Library. chinea, in fact everything to furn’ch the home. Our Undertak The Oregon Library Commission has ing equipment ia a« goal hi * any in the atate of Oregon and the service «e give in this line i. niisurpaasnl. Thanking you all for just «ent to Kelso a Traveling Library. the |ia«l lilii-ral patronage ami trusting that the quality and large The State provides these Traveling Lib assortment of our goods at low price« will merit the ■•me patron raries fur th« n«e of the people of Oregon age in the future a. we have enjoyed in the past. Your'a truly, and are free to all. The Library con tain« interesting books on history, tra vel, agriculture, cooking etc and fiction for grown up people and for children. FURNITURI! AND UNDERTAKING Every citixen of Oregon should know The Only Undertaking Establishment In Gresham about and make use of the books. The books are at the residence of Robt. Jonsrud and may be borrowed everyday tietween the hours of 8 a. in. and 7 p. ni. Tlie list of books is an ex cellent one. If possible it will be pub lished al an early date fUST NOW you are planning. You are preparing to “TURN OVER A ! NEW LEAF." You have taken a "NEW LEASE ON LIFE.” You are Important Notice! RING OUT THE OLD-RING IN THE NEW C arlson & H enderson NEW RESOLUTIONS determined that earning« «hall exceed expense«, that there «hall be a portion laid aaido to assist you to further auoceaa in future years YOUR RESOLUTIONS ARE GOOD I BUT— you will lie heller able to carry them out if you Incorporate in them a reso lution to open a bank account beginning with the New Year. Systematic and persistent depositing in a bank is tho heat means yet devised for the accumula tion of money. Your money in a bulk contributes to the general prosperity of the community, keep« the mill« running, employs labor and makes good and prosperous times for all. Because you must iminediatly pay out the greater portion of your monthly salary in paying your hi Ila ia no reaaon that you ahould pay in caah, Why not depoait your cheeks and funds nt the hank and pay your hilla hy check. Do business in a business way. Have a record and hold a receipt for what you pay by paying by check. FIRST STATE BANK GffESMAM, OPE, > " f THE. "" TARMED 9 - H MR K____ AV.. % | J. — It Pays Blq. Try It and See! Strange, isn't it, that people who are uaually olieervant are daily making bar gains for their yearly reading matter that can be discounted at ten to twenty per cent by The Herald, line person not more than a mile away buya the Oregonian for aix dollars and The Her ald for a dollar and a half, when we of fer them both at six «eventy-flvC. The trouble ia people are not observant of honest advertising offers. They loose chancre every day by being careless in thia matter. There ia not an advertiser in the country hut would double hie apace if he could feel sure that people would give attention to it. On the other hand the person who reads the offer made would receive a benefit that would surprise even the most doubtful. There are a duxen or more of good offers in this issue. Find them. The annual meeting ot the directors of tlie Grange Fair Association was held last Monday. The «rat important ques tion was the consideration of the report of the Committee on Constitution and Rules. Conditions due to the limited t'tue ami uncertainty of just what would I* advisable has delayed the adoption of a set of regulations. Exp-Hence has shown the oeceeaily of regulations and pointed out the essential features of tlie Mine. The committee's report aud work waa accepted alirost aa rendered and will be printed and placed before the stockholders in a few week». The afternoon session wa« occupied by th« election of officers for the eo«n- ing year. E. Coalman ot Sandy wa« chosen president; Ray Gill. Russellville, vice-president; H. A. Darnall, Lents, secretary ; and Carl Shattuck Gresbain, treasurer. The new rule« provide for an execu tive committee of five and to fill thia E. Coalman, II. E. I>-vis, Ray Gill, Clias. Cleveland and A. F Miller were elected. Their duties are largely suggestive, as all their plans and nominations must lie appoved by the I km rd. But their work will lie executive in th»t they are to carry out all plans voted by the board. The next meeting will be the Or«t Monday in February. Death of Sdmuel Akers. The death of Samuel Akers, aged sig- ty-twn years, occurred at Handy laat Ketunlay. He was a brother of Robert Akers of Gresham and recently engaged in logging. Ih-ath wa« due to heart trouble. He leave« two sons. The body wa« brought to larlson A Henderson's undertaking parlors in lireaham, where the funeral «ervice» will he held on Fri day. Interment will be at Estacada. — I Ml 02 16.60 February Warrants paid March From various sources Warrants paid April From J. W. Jones, sa loon license - From various sources Warrants paid ' «00.00 20.75 i days causes the older folks some hard ships but it fills the small boy with de light (except when he live to work). If allowed to run and play he is in for tl e j time of his life. Among liis enjoyments are, wailing in mow up to bis hips, or walking on big drifts over fences, or hitching the dog to the sled. A few are fortunate enough to have •leighs, that ie respectable looking sleighs, probably brought from the East, but for most people anything, aa a dry good» box with runner» on it, will »Otflee for a good sleigh rid*. Ami many of the young people are planning to enjoy the moonlight nighte. A cow liell or »mall band bell will do to fur- niah ths "jingle” for moat of the »leigh ridee. The cold »pell has many amusing feature» — to onl*s,kers Frosted ears and chilled faces are common. Not the least funny are the means people take to bundle up warmly. Men have ap peared rather < dd wrapped in ladies' shawls and (Mtenalort, or with a com mon white handkerchief tied over a derby hat. Tlie city chep, who never hefore wore a pair of woolen sox. now diM-ards his silken lioae ami appear* on the street with father's hoots on. Everyone looks to hie individual comfort. No one thinks ot going on the side walk, the middle of the road is go,si enough for all. Home families are living in one or two rooms and hugging the st-*veo. Il is •ale to say all, except possibly the siua'I boy aforesaid, will welcome the good old rain when it comee. GRESHAM LOCALS Tlie Oregon descendants of Baron Theobald Metxger met in annual reunion in the Grange hall, Gresham, on New Year's day, and enjoyed a day of social festivities such aa baa never been equaled in Gresham. The forenoon was spent in recounting the many pleasant days spent together sine» coming to Oregon and in prepar ing the animal feast. After partaking of the many delicacies ami tempting dishes, which only a Metxgrr can pre pare, all agreed that thia waa the crown ing event of tk» day. The regular ron'ine of business and report« i-ame next. One nMm>l«r bad been added during the year. Forty seven were present out of a total of 57, and «ome were a'went on account of eickness A splendid program of aoogu, recita tion« and instruinental numbers, waa rendered hy the descendents. In the evening the young folks indulged in dancing and merrymaking. The Metxger descendents are found in every etale in the union, there being a- bout 11,000 altogether. They have been pioneers always, thoro business men who win the respect and good will of their townsmen wherever they live. Henry Metxger, the oldest member of the local society, and 8arab, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Metxger, the younvest, were both present. Much merriment waa caused by the passing of the follwing resolution: "Resolved, that ihtre shall le consummated at least one wedding from the uneiety during the coming year, more preferred.” After wishing each other a happy and pros perous new year they all departed for their homes, to meet again Jan. 1, 1910. rack from Powell Valley to Troutdale with one team. Born to Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Lane on Christmas day, a ten-pound baby boy. Mrs. Linnemann has trne public spir- Mr. Lane thinks he received the best h . We acknowledge her order for The Christmas present a-goin’. Heral< for herself and two distant ! Fritx Timmerman of Boring was in friends. That ia the way tn I hhm I vour town on Monday. country, Interest peopls by getting Geo. Metxger braved the storm Thurs 113 8Ô them acquainted with it. day to attend his school duties at Har E. P. Smith haa purchased an up-to- mony only to find a half doaen scholar» 28 70 date gasoline woodrew and will operate able to attend. it in Gresham and vicinity. He also has Our old “pal and aids kickar, W. H.’* eatablished a small woodyard wliere you Woodward, waa down from Gervais last can get wood on short notice. Saturday and made ua a pleasant call. Joe. Heincy, an old-time arttier and a He save Gervais ie the place for him. friend of The Herald’s, dropped in for a Mr». Al Hart »pent tlie holuiays with pleasant call the other day. He reys he ia feeling better now than ever before her folks here, Mr. and Mr» Bcbereck, and he looks it—he’s as spry ae a boy of and whiie here made iw a pleasant call. Treasurer's Annual Report for the Town of Gresham for 1908. Cash on hand Jan. 1 From various sources Warrants paid The snow and cold of the post few Ed. Metxger haa hoisted a finely let Frank Gustafson, our wood man, holds tered sign over bis livery stable, fur- tlie record for hauling big loads. He nishe>l bv Thomas brother«. recently hauled four cords on a single (Continued on page 8.) twelve. May From County Treasurer «30 «0 From various sources 17 00 Warrants paid ••••••»««*»«. •♦♦♦♦♦♦• June From various sources Warrants paid July From Fool Metxger, saloon license From various sources Warrants paid FINE I 800 00 11 00 MILLINERY Wil August SUL BI fOU® Al ■ F. B. STUART’S From various sources Warrants paid Nrw Stodi September m J M Itgert Irtaawr After ktertk I QUALITY’ AND PRICES TO SUIT From County Treasurer From various sources Warrsnts paid October From various sources Warrants paid 103 60 November From various sources Warrants p«id Paid N. L. Smith on Park ground - 3.00 88.75 Notice to the Public! 1043 87 J Wish to Announce that to Anyone Purchasing a Cas ket of me I will Furnish Rough Box and Hearse FREE .... December From various sources Warrants paid Cash on hand Dec. 31 Total 5.60 1«.25 2S« 23 I.'.--. 02 »2580 02 Respectfully submitted, J. H. Mrrnixu, Treasurer ZION’S F.VANGKIJCAI. CHURCH, Gresham—Sxnvtcxs (German), 10:30 a. m., every Unit, third and fifth Sun days of each month. All welcome. Anyon« wantin« anything In thl« line call on rnAXK WOSTELL «nd he wtll •Uend to the bnaiiieM In th« aleence of Mr. Emery. B, W. Emery, Undertaker A